Pattern State
77 // Sarah English is the designer behind the studio Pattern State, based in Texas, USA. Sarah studied for a BFA in Fine Art at Abilene Christian University, and an MFA in Painting at the University of North Texas. Sarah works in the fashion industry by day and creates her pattern designs by night. She is influenced by fashion and home interiors, and by her own travels. She would love to design an art installation with walls covered in patterns, and in the future hopes to see Pattern State grow to produce a wider variety of items.
Design Heroes: Cy Twombly, Matthew Ritchie, Kiki Smith
Arrow Dawn
Sarah’s work is often rooted in hand-drawn sketches, which are then layered and manipulated digitally. She likes her designs to be not too clean or ‘Illustrator looking’, and prefers it when evidence that the images were made by her own hand is visible. This design was inspired by feather arrowheads and built up layer upon layer.
Arrow Line Spearmint
Tessellated stripes of arrows give overall print coverage in this design inspired by Sarah’s Texan roots. The designs shown here all feature in her 'New Geo' collection.
Pyramid Line North
Pyramids drawn in pen and pencil lines are filled with chevrons, following on with the feather theme of the ‘New Geo’ collection.
Triangle Summer
These bright neon triangles sketched in coloured pencil feature an interesting dropshadow effect.
Nomad Dawn
This design features motifs and elements that echo the woven textiles of tribal cultures, whose weaving techniques were suited to straight lines.